Worldwide thin client and cloud connection device manufacturer, VXL, unveils a
new range of desktop devices for North America and Western Europe including two
System-on-Chip (SoC) models, the Citrix ready, Xtona J12-z zero client &
Gio-Linux J54 desktop together with VMware ready, Vtona V200, PCoIP zero client
with dual DVI.
Xtona J12-z, SoC,
Citrix Ready Zero Client Designed for
the Citrix environment, the System-on-Chip J12-z incorporates the latest HDX
Hardware Acceleration, a TI ARM 1.0GHz processor and an ultra-slim, compact
desktop footprint. An environmentally friendly device, with a low power
consumption of only 8.7 watts, the J12-z incorporates 4GB Flash / 1GB RAM
onboard and a comprehensive feature set including four USBs, DVI-I / DV-D ports
and Gigabit networking.
J54 Gio Linux, SoC,
Desktop
The J54
System-on-Chip desktop also incorporates the latest TI ARM 1.0GHz processor and
utilises VXL's Gio Linux operating system making it suitable for either VMware
or Citrix user environments. Sharing the same ultra-slim design and low power
consumption as the J12-z, the J54 also boasts the same impressive feature list
including 4GB Flash / 1GB RAM onboard, four USBs, DVI-I / DV-D ports and Gigabit
networking.
Vtona V200 VMware
PCoIP Zero Client
The perfect
solution for VMware Horizon View users, the Vtona V200 Zero Client incorporates
the Teradici 2321 PCoIP processor for a superior performance for all Cloud,
Virtualisation and Remote Desktop environments. Ensuring a rich multi-media
performance including 3D graphics, CAD / CAM, video and more, the latest V200
also supports up to two displays with up to 2560 x 1600 resolution.
Classified as a
‘true' zero client, the Vtona V200 has no operating system, no device drivers,
no fan, no noise and comes complete with class-leading specification including
512MB memory, four USBs and a three year warranty as standard.
Frank Noon, VXL's
VP Worldwide Sales commented "Our leadership position in the thin and cloud
connection space reflects our ongoing strategy of developing innovative product
solutions that meet our customer needs. These competitively priced models stay
true to that concept, providing VMware or Citrix users with high performance,
low power devices with excellent green credentials" he added.
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Coriant Accelerates On-Demand Service Enablement and Simplifies Network Operations with Dynamic Optical Cloud
Coriant today announced the Coriant Dynamic Optical Cloud, an
end-to-end and highly programmable infrastructure solution that enables service
providers to cost-effectively address a rapidly changing world of dynamic,
virtualized, high-bandwidth applications and services. The Coriant Dynamic
Optical Cloud solution is powered by proven metro-to-core packet optical
networking capabilities and industry-leading software-defined networking (SDN)
intelligence for a new level of programmability, automation and control of
multilayer, multi-vendor transport networks.
As business and consumer demand for cloud-based connectivity increases and traffic loads in wide area networks become more and more unpredictable, service providers require an elastic end-to-end infrastructure that mirrors the flexibility, scalability and programmability of compute and storage resources in the data center - for all services. To unleash this capability, Coriant is introducing Dynamic Optical Cloud, an innovative solution and open framework that helps service providers reduce OPEX and CAPEX, while creating new revenue opportunities as well.
Coriant has worked with several Tier 1 operators around the world to define the SDN use cases and implementations for the Dynamic Optical Cloud's software-defined multilayer programmability. This includes such functionality as the following:
"Coriant‘s Dynamic Optical Cloud solution reinforces our market leadership in end-to-end packet optical networking following the merger of Tellabs and Coriant," said Pat DiPietro, Chief Executive Officer, Coriant. "With greater scale, deeper R&D resources and technology expertise, and an expanded portfolio of SDN-enabled products and capabilities, we are well positioned to be the preferred supplier to our customers as their network and service requirements evolve in a cloud-centric world."
"As we bring new solutions to market and strengthen our end-to-end product portfolio, we are also delivering the software-defined tools and techniques to help our customers easily integrate our solutions into their networks and quickly deliver tangible service and operational value," said Herbert Merz, President and Chief Operating Officer, Coriant.
Coriant's full suite of Dynamic Optical Cloud solutions and capabilities will be showcased in a live demo at the OFC 2014 conference. Attendees can stop by the Coriant booth (#2511) to learn more about our comprehensive portfolio of SDN-enabled packet optical products and solutions, including the new mTera Universal Transport Platform, the Coriant 7100 Nano, the Coriant hiT 7300 intelligent optical transport platform, and Coriant IOC.
As business and consumer demand for cloud-based connectivity increases and traffic loads in wide area networks become more and more unpredictable, service providers require an elastic end-to-end infrastructure that mirrors the flexibility, scalability and programmability of compute and storage resources in the data center - for all services. To unleash this capability, Coriant is introducing Dynamic Optical Cloud, an innovative solution and open framework that helps service providers reduce OPEX and CAPEX, while creating new revenue opportunities as well.
Coriant has worked with several Tier 1 operators around the world to define the SDN use cases and implementations for the Dynamic Optical Cloud's software-defined multilayer programmability. This includes such functionality as the following:
- Application-driven TaaS/bandwidth on demand
- Multilayer defragmentation
- Network analytics and workflow management
- Dynamic mobile backhaul resiliency
- Cloud-bursting
"Coriant‘s Dynamic Optical Cloud solution reinforces our market leadership in end-to-end packet optical networking following the merger of Tellabs and Coriant," said Pat DiPietro, Chief Executive Officer, Coriant. "With greater scale, deeper R&D resources and technology expertise, and an expanded portfolio of SDN-enabled products and capabilities, we are well positioned to be the preferred supplier to our customers as their network and service requirements evolve in a cloud-centric world."
"As we bring new solutions to market and strengthen our end-to-end product portfolio, we are also delivering the software-defined tools and techniques to help our customers easily integrate our solutions into their networks and quickly deliver tangible service and operational value," said Herbert Merz, President and Chief Operating Officer, Coriant.
Coriant's full suite of Dynamic Optical Cloud solutions and capabilities will be showcased in a live demo at the OFC 2014 conference. Attendees can stop by the Coriant booth (#2511) to learn more about our comprehensive portfolio of SDN-enabled packet optical products and solutions, including the new mTera Universal Transport Platform, the Coriant 7100 Nano, the Coriant hiT 7300 intelligent optical transport platform, and Coriant IOC.
Citrix Advances Enterprise Mobility To Meet High-Security Requirements With New XenMobile Release
Citrix today announced new security and feature enhancements to the Citrix XenMobile
solution. The new release empowers organizations in highly
regulated industries, such as government agencies, to embrace
device choice, improve productivity with quick access to more apps, and
provide support for Microsoft Lync online meetings and other
communication environments, without sacrificing security, control and
most importantly, user experience. Citrix also enables enterprises
and government agencies that are planning to phase out BlackBerry
devices to transition smoothly, knowing their data and existing
apps are secure, integrated and supported.
Mobility is redefining the way people work and the way IT departments support them. For many organizations, the growth of mobile devices and applications is largely driven by employees' desire to be more productive. While the new era of mobile computing offers opportunities for organizations to boost worker productivity and employee satisfaction through programs, such as bring your own device (BYOD) or corporate-owned, personally enabled (COPE), governments and other highly regulated industries face the challenge of finding cost-effective enterprise mobility management (EMM) solutions that will meet their security and compliance requirements while providing a solid user experience.
XenMobile enables government agencies and other highly regulated organizations to mobilize their employees without sacrificing security or control. The security and feature enhancements to XenMobile include:
Availability
Citrix XenMobile 8.7 will be available for download for current customers this month. For more information, please contact Citrix sales.
Mobility is redefining the way people work and the way IT departments support them. For many organizations, the growth of mobile devices and applications is largely driven by employees' desire to be more productive. While the new era of mobile computing offers opportunities for organizations to boost worker productivity and employee satisfaction through programs, such as bring your own device (BYOD) or corporate-owned, personally enabled (COPE), governments and other highly regulated industries face the challenge of finding cost-effective enterprise mobility management (EMM) solutions that will meet their security and compliance requirements while providing a solid user experience.
XenMobile enables government agencies and other highly regulated organizations to mobilize their employees without sacrificing security or control. The security and feature enhancements to XenMobile include:
- FIPS 140-2 compliant encryption for mobile apps, including secure email, browser and content collaboration. XenMobile creates a secure encrypted vault for application data on mobile devices so that government and enterprise workers can access critical documents and applications securely.
- Better-than-native secure mobile email, calendar and contacts through the WorxMail™ app with FIPS compliant encryption for data at rest and data in motion. New enhancements include one-click access to leading communication and collaboration apps, such as Microsoft Lync, the FaceTime app, and SMS messaging directly from WorxMail calendar and contacts.
- Support for a variety of email and collaboration solutions, such as existing systems like the IBM Lotus Notes client. Government workers also have secure mobile intranet access with single sign-on (SSO) to portals and SharePoint sites using the WorxWeb™ app, a containerized browser with full policy control.
- Support for newly launched Apple iOS 7.1 and Microsoft Windows 8.1 operating systems, allowing devices with these new operating systems to be managed and controlled with XenMobile. XenMobile also adds VPN support for Amazon Kindle devices, enabling them to connect to corporate environments.
Availability
Citrix XenMobile 8.7 will be available for download for current customers this month. For more information, please contact Citrix sales.
PernixData FVP Added to VMware Partner Verified and Supported Product Program
PernixData, the leader in virtualizing server flash, announced today that FVP
has been added to the VMware Partner Verified and Supported Product
Program. With inclusion in this program, PernixData's software is ready
for deployment in vSphere environments 5.0 and greater. This is the
latest in a string of features that highlight PernixData's
virtualization expertise, establishing the company as a storage vendor
for today's virtual data centers.
PernixData's listing in the VMware Partner Verified and Supported Product Program, including the FVP compatibility guide, can be found here: http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/vcl/partnersupport.php
PernixData's Virtualization Expertise
FVP virtualizes all server side flash into a clustered acceleration tier that enables IT administrators to quickly, easily and cost-effectively scale-out storage performance completely independent of storage capacity. PernixData's extensive knowledge of VMware and commitment to customers using vSphere is evident in the following unique FVP features:
PernixData's listing in the VMware Partner Verified and Supported Product Program, including the FVP compatibility guide, can be found here: http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/vcl/partnersupport.php
PernixData's Virtualization Expertise
FVP virtualizes all server side flash into a clustered acceleration tier that enables IT administrators to quickly, easily and cost-effectively scale-out storage performance completely independent of storage capacity. PernixData's extensive knowledge of VMware and commitment to customers using vSphere is evident in the following unique FVP features:
- Robust vSphere support. FVP supports all versions of VMware vSphere 5.0 and greater today.
- Seamless management via vSphere Web Client. All
FVP operations are managed natively within vSphere, such as configuring
flash clusters and monitoring application and storage performance.
- Seamless deployment, compatible with VMware vSphere:
PernixData FVP software is deployed inside vSphere in under 20 minutes,
with no changes (or reboots) required to VMs, servers or primary
storage. The product is compatible with VMware vSphere.
- Clustered platform compatible with all VMware operations: PernixData FVP uses patent-pending Flash Cluster technology to enable any host to remotely access the flash device(s) on any other host in the cluster. This technology enables PernixData FVP to support all VMware operations and products, such as vMotion, DRS, HA, Snapshot, VDP, Site Recovery Manager, Horizon View and vCloud Director.
VMware Releases vSphere PowerCLI 5.5 R2
VMware quietly announced the release of vSphere PowerCLI 5.5 R2. And
with it, some great new features are being made available.
Alan Renouf, a product manager at VMware focusing on automation frameworks and CLI, explained, "In this release we take PowerCLI one step further and allow even more troubleshooting, reporting and automation of vCloud Suite products by introducing easy access to vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) APIs through the core PowerCLI cmdlets."
Some of the new features and enhancements added to vSphere PowerCLI 5.5 Release 2 include:
And when you are ready, download the latest version here.
Alan Renouf, a product manager at VMware focusing on automation frameworks and CLI, explained, "In this release we take PowerCLI one step further and allow even more troubleshooting, reporting and automation of vCloud Suite products by introducing easy access to vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) APIs through the core PowerCLI cmdlets."
Some of the new features and enhancements added to vSphere PowerCLI 5.5 Release 2 include:
- Full management of the vCenter SRM Public API - Using the Connect-SRMServer and Disconnect-SRMServer you are now able to connect to vCenter SRM and access all public APIs available
- Support for creating and removing Tags and Tag Categories - create and remove tags and tag categories to complement the tagging functionality offered in existing cmdlets released in the previous version
- Enable/Retrieve information on Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) Mode for Clusters - Adjustments to the Host and Cluster Cmdlets now allow for enabling, disabling and retrieving information for EVC Mode making automated build environments one step easier to accomplish.
- Security policies for vSphere standard switch and port groups - vSphere standard switches and portgoups can be adjusted using the Get/Set-SecurityPolicy cmdelts.
- Added support for Windows PowerShell 4.0
- Added support for IPv6
- Added statistical information - PowerCLI has been updated and we have added the ability to specify all supported types including clusters, datastores, etc and retrieve more statistical information via the Get-Stat and Get-StatType cmdlets.
- 64 bit Support - The New/Set-OSCustomizationSpec cmdlets have been updated to work in 64-bit PowerShell and no longer require running in a 32-bit PowerShell environment.
- Updated the Get-Datastore cmdlet - Filtering can now be done by cluster
- Added support for e1000e network adapter type
- Get-VM cmdlet updated - Allows a virtual machine to be retrieved by virtual switches
And when you are ready, download the latest version here.
Thursday, March 6, 2014
CPLANE NETWORKS Delivers High-Performance OpenStack® Networks to Accelerate Cloud Application Deployments
CPLANE NETWORKS, the leader in high-performance software-defined
networking (SDN), today announced the availability of a new network
virtualization platform for enterprises and cloud service providers.
Dynamic Virtual Networks (DVN) transforms static physical
networks into virtualized resource pools that can be allocated on
demand, significantly reducing the time and cost to deploy cloud
applications.
DVN is Built for OpenStack, the leading open source computing platform for private and public cloud service orchestration. “Our approach has been to unite the ‘divided house’ of the data-center, bringing together cloud application developers and network engineers to deliver agile, automated cloud networks,” said Brandon Williams, CEO of CPLANE NETWORKS. “Enabling application developers and network engineers to work together in a unified DevOps (development/operations) model, DVN and OpenStack significantly simplify and shorten the network services provisioning process.” Zero-touch configuration, reduction of unnecessary network traffic and elimination of external routing services ensure rapid response to service orchestration requests and significantly improve network performance.
Utilizing the power and scale of the CPLANE NETWORKS Cloud Networking Platform in conjunction with industry-standard protocols such as Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN), DVN creates high-performance virtual networks that provide secure traffic isolation for applications and customers. A software-only solution, DVN leverages all popular vendor network architectures and products, allowing customers to protect their current infrastructure investment while providing a smooth path to new technologies and eliminating vendor lock-in.
“DevOps and open source orchestration are dramatically transforming the way data centers deliver services. CPLANE NETWORKS is at the nexus of these two revolutions with radically innovative and transformative technology,” said Williams.
DVN is Built for OpenStack, the leading open source computing platform for private and public cloud service orchestration. “Our approach has been to unite the ‘divided house’ of the data-center, bringing together cloud application developers and network engineers to deliver agile, automated cloud networks,” said Brandon Williams, CEO of CPLANE NETWORKS. “Enabling application developers and network engineers to work together in a unified DevOps (development/operations) model, DVN and OpenStack significantly simplify and shorten the network services provisioning process.” Zero-touch configuration, reduction of unnecessary network traffic and elimination of external routing services ensure rapid response to service orchestration requests and significantly improve network performance.
Utilizing the power and scale of the CPLANE NETWORKS Cloud Networking Platform in conjunction with industry-standard protocols such as Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN), DVN creates high-performance virtual networks that provide secure traffic isolation for applications and customers. A software-only solution, DVN leverages all popular vendor network architectures and products, allowing customers to protect their current infrastructure investment while providing a smooth path to new technologies and eliminating vendor lock-in.
“DevOps and open source orchestration are dramatically transforming the way data centers deliver services. CPLANE NETWORKS is at the nexus of these two revolutions with radically innovative and transformative technology,” said Williams.
CollabNet's CloudForge Available in Cloud Foundry Marketplace
CollabNet, a leading provider of cloud-based Application
Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions for agile software delivery at scale, today
announced that its CloudForge® development platform is currently available as an
add-on service in Pivotal's on-demand PaaS service, powered by Cloud Foundry and
available on-line at http://run.pivotal.io.
CloudForge continues to see strong adoption by organizations that want the benefits of cloud computing with the compliance and traceability CollabNet delivers to enterprises increasingly using open-source tools and cloud-based platforms. CloudForge availability in the Pivotal Web Services add-on marketplace provides developers with an integrated development and PaaS offering. It will accelerate development and deployment of enterprise applications to any Cloud Foundry-based platform, whether it is hosted in a private or public cloud.
"Joining the Cloud Foundry ecosystem is a great fit for CloudForge as both platforms support an open and flexible approach to software development and delivery in the cloud," said Bill Portelli, co-founder and CEO of CollabNet. "The move to develop and deploy applications in the cloud is growing every day, and CloudForge is attracting increasing numbers of developers, teams and organizations that want a practical path to scale without cumbersome restrictions."
Cloud Foundry is an open platform-as-a-service, providing a choice of clouds, developer frameworks and application services. It makes it faster and easier to build, test, deploy and scale web and mobile applications. Cloud Foundry is an open source project and is available through a variety of private cloud distributions and public cloud instances, including Vmware's vSphere, Amazon Web Services, Open Stack and more.
CollabNet's CloudForge helps developers build websites, mobile/cloud/web applications, and rapidly prototype and deploy business software. Built for the enterprise, it offers a fast and practical path to grow and scale organization-wide, through a flexible role-based framework that makes it easy for developers to use and administrators to scale to thousands of users.
Now, Cloud Foundry users on Pivotal's Web Services (http://run.pivotal.io) can sign up for a CloudForge account from the Add-on Services Marketplace to gain instant access to CloudForge's leading development-based tools that are integrated into a single-user experience. CloudForge lets developers manage their development projects (plan, code, track and collaborate) and deploy code in Cloud Foundry. CloudForge delivers Apache Subversion® and Git, as well as the TeamForge ALM project management platform to all customers.
"We're excited to add CloudForge to the growing Cloud Foundry ecosystem," said James Watters, head of product for Cloud Foundry at Pivotal. "This partnership provides an integrated suite of leading development tools to enable rapid application development, deployment and scalability. CloudForge complements the Cloud Foundry philosophy of choice, flexibility and performance with a proven suite of on-demand, enterprise-grade tools and services."
CloudForge continues to see strong adoption by organizations that want the benefits of cloud computing with the compliance and traceability CollabNet delivers to enterprises increasingly using open-source tools and cloud-based platforms. CloudForge availability in the Pivotal Web Services add-on marketplace provides developers with an integrated development and PaaS offering. It will accelerate development and deployment of enterprise applications to any Cloud Foundry-based platform, whether it is hosted in a private or public cloud.
"Joining the Cloud Foundry ecosystem is a great fit for CloudForge as both platforms support an open and flexible approach to software development and delivery in the cloud," said Bill Portelli, co-founder and CEO of CollabNet. "The move to develop and deploy applications in the cloud is growing every day, and CloudForge is attracting increasing numbers of developers, teams and organizations that want a practical path to scale without cumbersome restrictions."
Cloud Foundry is an open platform-as-a-service, providing a choice of clouds, developer frameworks and application services. It makes it faster and easier to build, test, deploy and scale web and mobile applications. Cloud Foundry is an open source project and is available through a variety of private cloud distributions and public cloud instances, including Vmware's vSphere, Amazon Web Services, Open Stack and more.
CollabNet's CloudForge helps developers build websites, mobile/cloud/web applications, and rapidly prototype and deploy business software. Built for the enterprise, it offers a fast and practical path to grow and scale organization-wide, through a flexible role-based framework that makes it easy for developers to use and administrators to scale to thousands of users.
Now, Cloud Foundry users on Pivotal's Web Services (http://run.pivotal.io) can sign up for a CloudForge account from the Add-on Services Marketplace to gain instant access to CloudForge's leading development-based tools that are integrated into a single-user experience. CloudForge lets developers manage their development projects (plan, code, track and collaborate) and deploy code in Cloud Foundry. CloudForge delivers Apache Subversion® and Git, as well as the TeamForge ALM project management platform to all customers.
"We're excited to add CloudForge to the growing Cloud Foundry ecosystem," said James Watters, head of product for Cloud Foundry at Pivotal. "This partnership provides an integrated suite of leading development tools to enable rapid application development, deployment and scalability. CloudForge complements the Cloud Foundry philosophy of choice, flexibility and performance with a proven suite of on-demand, enterprise-grade tools and services."
Puppet Labs Announces Puppet Enterprise 3.2
Puppet Labs, the leading provider of IT automation software, announced today the
availability of Puppet Enterprise 3.2, which simplifies and accelerates IT
organizations' ability to meet the demands of their business and their
customers. Puppet Enterprise 3.2 includes new capabilities to help IT
organizations provision new hardware and scale infrastructure faster than ever
before - and realize the full value of Puppet Enterprise more
quickly.
"As organizations struggle with rapidly increasing node counts and the time pressures of meeting customer demands, reducing cycle time is becoming more critical," said Luke Kanies, founder and CEO of Puppet Labs. "Puppet Enterprise 3.2 addresses these challenges by significantly reducing the time it takes our customers to deliver new value, quickly and with confidence."
Key New Capabilities in Puppet Enterprise 3.2
Puppet Enterprise Supported Modules New in Puppet Enterprise 3.2 is the first set of planned supported modules to help IT teams get up and running more quickly, so they can realize the power of the software faster than ever before. The first set of Puppet Enterprise supported modules will help IT teams ensure time synchronization across nodes, set up database services, manage web servers and control Windows components. Hand-selected from more than 2,100 modules on the Puppet Forge, these pre-written, ready-to-run configurations have been rigorously tested and validated by Puppet Labs to ensure they perform reliably and with predictable results in the most demanding production environments. Puppet Enterprise supported modules can be found at forge.puppetlabs.com/supported.
Simplified Agent Install
Puppet Enterprise 3.2 simplifies the task of deploying and upgrading agents by leveraging native OS packaging systems. With this new capability, the time required to deploy and upgrade puppet agents can be reduced several minutes per node, delivering substantial productivity gains in large environments.
Razor Tech Preview
Razor, a next-generation physical and virtual hardware provisioning solution, lets IT teams improve the speed of provisioning bare metal and scaling infrastructure to meet increased demand, enabled by Puppet Enterprise's rules-based approach. Razor includes the ability to automatically discover bare-metal hardware, dynamically configure OS and/or hypervisors and hand off resources to Puppet Enterprise for workload configuration via policy-based automation.
Razor is available as a Tech Preview in Puppet Enterprise 3.2. The Tech Preview enables customers who want to automate bare metal provisioning and accelerate deployment of compute resources to get early access to upcoming provisioning innovations. Plus, customers can provide feedback and influence future product development.
More New Features in Puppet Enterprise 3.2 ● Oracle Solaris 11 support. Builds on Puppet Labs' commitment to support platforms critical to enterprise IT, joining a long list that includes Microsoft Windows, IBM, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, IBM AIX, Debian, Ubuntu and others.
● Ability to run agents as non-root. Enables users who don't have root access to realize productivity gains through automation, extending the capabilities of Puppet Enterprise beyond infrastructure teams to other groups such as app developers and database admins.
● More than 300 fixes and improvements throughout the platform that improve usability and platform support.
Pricing and Availability
You can download Puppet Enterprise 3.2 today and try it out free for up to 10 nodes. Annual subscription options including license, support and maintenance start at $112 per node. Documentation for installing and using Puppet Enterprise can be found here.
"As organizations struggle with rapidly increasing node counts and the time pressures of meeting customer demands, reducing cycle time is becoming more critical," said Luke Kanies, founder and CEO of Puppet Labs. "Puppet Enterprise 3.2 addresses these challenges by significantly reducing the time it takes our customers to deliver new value, quickly and with confidence."
Key New Capabilities in Puppet Enterprise 3.2
Puppet Enterprise Supported Modules New in Puppet Enterprise 3.2 is the first set of planned supported modules to help IT teams get up and running more quickly, so they can realize the power of the software faster than ever before. The first set of Puppet Enterprise supported modules will help IT teams ensure time synchronization across nodes, set up database services, manage web servers and control Windows components. Hand-selected from more than 2,100 modules on the Puppet Forge, these pre-written, ready-to-run configurations have been rigorously tested and validated by Puppet Labs to ensure they perform reliably and with predictable results in the most demanding production environments. Puppet Enterprise supported modules can be found at forge.puppetlabs.com/supported.
Simplified Agent Install
Puppet Enterprise 3.2 simplifies the task of deploying and upgrading agents by leveraging native OS packaging systems. With this new capability, the time required to deploy and upgrade puppet agents can be reduced several minutes per node, delivering substantial productivity gains in large environments.
Razor Tech Preview
Razor, a next-generation physical and virtual hardware provisioning solution, lets IT teams improve the speed of provisioning bare metal and scaling infrastructure to meet increased demand, enabled by Puppet Enterprise's rules-based approach. Razor includes the ability to automatically discover bare-metal hardware, dynamically configure OS and/or hypervisors and hand off resources to Puppet Enterprise for workload configuration via policy-based automation.
Razor is available as a Tech Preview in Puppet Enterprise 3.2. The Tech Preview enables customers who want to automate bare metal provisioning and accelerate deployment of compute resources to get early access to upcoming provisioning innovations. Plus, customers can provide feedback and influence future product development.
More New Features in Puppet Enterprise 3.2 ● Oracle Solaris 11 support. Builds on Puppet Labs' commitment to support platforms critical to enterprise IT, joining a long list that includes Microsoft Windows, IBM, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, IBM AIX, Debian, Ubuntu and others.
● Ability to run agents as non-root. Enables users who don't have root access to realize productivity gains through automation, extending the capabilities of Puppet Enterprise beyond infrastructure teams to other groups such as app developers and database admins.
● More than 300 fixes and improvements throughout the platform that improve usability and platform support.
Pricing and Availability
You can download Puppet Enterprise 3.2 today and try it out free for up to 10 nodes. Annual subscription options including license, support and maintenance start at $112 per node. Documentation for installing and using Puppet Enterprise can be found here.
CommVault Software Helps Protect Real-Time Analytics Environments with New Integration with SAP HANA Platform
CommVault today announced that its Simpana 10 software has achieved
certified integration with the SAP HANA platform. CommVault’s Simpana
software enables companies to more easily and comprehensively manage,
protect and recover massive volumes of high-performance transactional
and analytical data.
As the consumerization of IT and “Internet of Things” continue to transform how companies engage with their customers, Fortune 500 organizations need to adjust to rapidly changing business requirements to remain competitive. Managing massive data growth and constant change also requires IT organizations to focus on efficiency and ensuring data integrity, protection and availability of mission critical information. Avoiding downtime is key. SAP HANA is being used as an enterprise cornerstone providing streamlined analytics, planning, and predictive and sentiment assessments. Simpana 10 software delivers robust and comprehensive backup and recovery for environments running SAP HANA with the speed, ease of use and performance required in the fast-moving world of real-time, predictive analytics.
“CommVault continues to enable enterprises to increase the business value of their information as a result of our investments in solutions for SAP HANA and our relationship with SAP as a member of the SAP PartnerEdge® program for Application Development,” said David West, senior vice president, worldwide marketing and business development, CommVault. “Companies can speed up their data management by using CommVault software together with solutions based on SAP HANA.”
The new SAP-certified integration with the SAP HANA platform is especially timely because of increasing demand from CommVault customers for deeper protection of enterprise database applications from SAP. In addition, with CommVault’s newly available support for Fujitsu’s FlexFrame, an end-to-end operating platform for infrastructures running SAP solutions, customers can have more confidence that running on Fujitsu technology is highly scalable, fully protected and recoverable.
With its unique single-platform architecture, Simpana software can help companies meet business demands more efficiently and easily. Customers can anticipate reducing the costs, risks and complexities associated with protecting and accessing information for environments running SAP software.
CommVault Simpana 10 takes advantage of the distinctive capabilities of SAP HANA to deliver key benefits, including:
As the consumerization of IT and “Internet of Things” continue to transform how companies engage with their customers, Fortune 500 organizations need to adjust to rapidly changing business requirements to remain competitive. Managing massive data growth and constant change also requires IT organizations to focus on efficiency and ensuring data integrity, protection and availability of mission critical information. Avoiding downtime is key. SAP HANA is being used as an enterprise cornerstone providing streamlined analytics, planning, and predictive and sentiment assessments. Simpana 10 software delivers robust and comprehensive backup and recovery for environments running SAP HANA with the speed, ease of use and performance required in the fast-moving world of real-time, predictive analytics.
“CommVault continues to enable enterprises to increase the business value of their information as a result of our investments in solutions for SAP HANA and our relationship with SAP as a member of the SAP PartnerEdge® program for Application Development,” said David West, senior vice president, worldwide marketing and business development, CommVault. “Companies can speed up their data management by using CommVault software together with solutions based on SAP HANA.”
The new SAP-certified integration with the SAP HANA platform is especially timely because of increasing demand from CommVault customers for deeper protection of enterprise database applications from SAP. In addition, with CommVault’s newly available support for Fujitsu’s FlexFrame, an end-to-end operating platform for infrastructures running SAP solutions, customers can have more confidence that running on Fujitsu technology is highly scalable, fully protected and recoverable.
With its unique single-platform architecture, Simpana software can help companies meet business demands more efficiently and easily. Customers can anticipate reducing the costs, risks and complexities associated with protecting and accessing information for environments running SAP software.
CommVault Simpana 10 takes advantage of the distinctive capabilities of SAP HANA to deliver key benefits, including:
- Simpler administration through integration with SAP HANA studioand policy-based automation.
- Simplified end-to-end backup for a large-scale single-node and multi-node SAP HANA environments.
- Robust and comprehensive backup and recovery with automatic log backups, command line support and efficient job management and reporting.
Live Webinar: Virtualization Backup & Recovery Deep Dive
Virtualization backup is changing rapidly
including new developments with hypervisors, features, cloud
capabilities and more. This webinar takes a deep dive into the world of
virtualization backup and recovery to answer questions about different
types of:
A deeper understanding of these commonly used terms and capabilities is necessary to help you avoid the pitfalls while ensuring best practices in your ever changing environment. Whether you have been virtualized for years, or are just starting out, you won’t want to miss this informative webinar delivered by the PHD Virtual Team.
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- Cloud backups
- Backup modes
- Replication,
- Deduplication
- Hypervisors
- Scalability issues,
- Agent and agentless backups,
- Recovery testing,
- Mixed virtual and physical environments
A deeper understanding of these commonly used terms and capabilities is necessary to help you avoid the pitfalls while ensuring best practices in your ever changing environment. Whether you have been virtualized for years, or are just starting out, you won’t want to miss this informative webinar delivered by the PHD Virtual Team.
WEBINAR BONUS: One lucky attendee of this webinar will be chosen as the winner of a $50 Amazon Gift Card. You must attend the webinar to win, and the sweepstakes is only open to US residents.
Click here to register.